And so this situation is starting to get ridiculous - and consumers are, as usual, caught in the middle of it all. Google has just blocked Windows Phone devices from accessing Google Maps on their phones. In addition, it also seems Windows Phone users are now restricted to the basic HTML version of the mobile GMail website. While understandable from a defensive perspective - Microsoft's extortion scheme targeting Android device makers and all that - it's still a massive dick move that only hurts consumers. Update: the media attention has worked - Google is backpedalling, and will remove the redirect. "We periodically test Google Maps compatibility with mobile browsers to make sure we deliver the best experience for those users. In our last test, IE mobile still did not offer a good maps experience with no ability to pan or zoom and perform basic map functionality. As a result, we chose to continue to redirect IE mobile users to Google.com where they could at least make local searches. The Firefox mobile browser did offer a somewhat better user experience and that’s why there is no redirect for those users. Recent improvements to IE mobile and Google Maps now deliver a better experience and we are currently working to remove the redirect. We will continue to test Google Maps compatibility with other mobile browsers to ensure the best possible experience for users."

You can't love open source and needlessly promote Flash. It's like saying your are pro-vegan while needlessly adding meat to your restaurant's salads.

It's too contradictory to take seriously.

I'm not an open source lover and I would have ran Flash into the ground if I owned YouTube. All they had to do was require an alternative codec or plug-in to view YouTube videos when it was the only site of its kind. What did Google do? Bundle Flash with Chrome and leave it on by default.

What's silly is that so many people actually buy into the bullshit that these megacorps come up with. Actually it's just sad.